Gas Prices Hit Record Highs; Superintendent Roy Romer’s Plan To Restructure 9 Of LAUSD’s Lowest-Performing Secondary Schools; Science Talk With Michael Shermer
Gas Prices Hit Record Highs
For the second week in a row the average price for a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in California has reached a new high. It jumped almost 13 cents in the last week to $2.592 a gallon. California motorists are paying 43.5 cents more, per gallon, than they were a year ago. The U.S. average is forecast to peak in May. More commuters are using public transportation, sales of Hybrid cars are in even greater demand. Larry opens the phones to talk with our listeners about how they are coping with this rising expense.
Superintendent Roy Romer’s Plan To Restructure 9 Of LAUSD’s Lowest-Performing Secondary Schools
On Monday the Los Angeles Board of Education approved Supt. Roy Romer's plans to restructure nine of the district's most troubled secondary schools. Some board members had introduced their own proposals to improve lagging campuses. But they voted to withdraw the series of motions and amendments offered as alternatives to Romer's plans, and instead asked the superintendent for a progress report on the reforms in May. Larry speaks with Supt. Romer, Linda Guthrie, of United Teachers LA, and Steve Barr, Founder and CEO of Green Dot Public Schools about the Superintendent’s plans for improving the schools.
Science Talk With Michael Shermer
Publisher of Skeptic magazine, Founder of the International Skeptic’s Society, and columnist for Scientific American, Michael Shermer, joins Host Larry Mantle to discuss the latest science stories, including dwarf hominids in Indonesia, extra-solar system plants, T-Rex soft tissue, and global warming.